ANU - STUDYAT - Human Evolution

Offered By:

School of Archaeology & Anthropology

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

Biological Anthropology

Offered in:

First Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

The place of humans among the primates, the mechanisms of evolution, and the evolution of humans and other primates. The main part of the course details the fossil record of the evolution of the human line since its separation from other primates.

Indicative Assessment:

3,000 word essay (50%), two class tests (10% each) and one tutorial presentation (30%).

Workload:

Normally offered in even-numbered years
2 hours lectures and one hour of tutorial per week

Areas of Interest:

Anthropology and Biological Anthropology

Requisite Statement:

Two first-year courses in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology (ANTH, ARCH or PREH) and/or the School of Botany and Zoology.

Incompatibility:

PREH2011 Human Evolution

Preliminary Reading:

Lewin, R , Human Evolution, Blackwell.

Majors/Specialisations:

Anthropology, Archaeology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Human Sciences

Science Group:

B

Academic Contact:

Prof. Colin Groves

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